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'''''The Miracle Worker''''' is a 1962 American [[biographical film]] about [[Anne Sullivan]], blind tutor to [[Helen Keller]], directed by [[Arthur Penn]]. The [[screenplay]] by [[William Gibson (playwright)|William Gibson]] is based on his [[The Miracle Worker (play)|1959 play of the same title]], which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the [[television]] [[anthology series]] ''[[Playhouse 90]]''. Gibson's secondary source material was ''[[The Story of My Life (biography)|The Story of My Life]]'', the 1903 [[autobiography]] of Helen Keller.
The film went on to be an instant critical success and a moderate commercial success. The film was nominated for five [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[Arthur Penn]], and won two awards, [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for [[Anne Bancroft]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Patty Duke]], the latter of whom, at age 16, became the youngest competitive Oscar winner at the time.{{efn|The record was surpassed by [[Tatum O'Neal]] in 1974, who won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the age of 10 for ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]''.}}
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